Compare towns
Mexico vs Orland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Orland has the most people working from home (17%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Mexico | Orland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,782Highest |
1,915Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9kLowest 25% below ME |
$69,348±$29kHighest 7% below ME |
| Orland and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10kLowest 63% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$275Lowest 10% below ME |
$1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
| Orland and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,961Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,089Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.